Day 1, Sentence 2:
Al chuckled evilly, ran a hand through his thick and slightly oily hair, shuffled his feet to shift his centre of gravity, gripped the next rail higher and took another step up the rickety, old ladder, which creaked ominously under his weight and sent a small shower of dust and grit down to the floor below, not far from where his unconscious accomplice lay constrained and, quite possibly, slowly suffocating.
Original sentence: Al chuckled and took another step up the ladder.
Source: The Red Trailer Mystery (#2, p.166, cream oval)
Day 2, Sentence 3:
Outside the building, the bus driver, Gary Jones, a bitter and lonely man in his forties, who no-one ever seemed to notice much, gave two impatient beeps of the horn, signaling that he was ready to leave the school and, unbeknownst to any of his passengers, or indeed the school authorities, conduct his lucrative little bit of side business, namely ferrying stolen or contraband goods to his accomplice Fat Henry.
Original sentence: Outside, the bus driver gave two beeps
of the horn, signaling that he was ready to leave.
Source: The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper (p.48, cream oval).
Day 6, Sentence 2:
Inside the clubhouse, while the wind whipped around and the rain lashed against the window panes, town hall and its troubles seemed as far away and insignificant as the moon, as Diana told the gathered Bob-Whites in a quiet, eerie voice, made-up tales of her past life as a ghost roaming the aisles of Crimper’s department store in town and the secrets she had learned while listening to the shoppers.
Original sentence: Inside, town hall seemed as quiet as a ghost town.
Source: The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper (p. 100, cream oval).
Day 10, Sentence 3:
As the big covered wagon passed the town’s only lighted storefront and moved silently into the darkness beyond, the young people had a glimpse of the ghostly driver and passenger, weary expressions on their semi-transparent faces, and in the horror of the moment Trixie’s only thought was Why did I ever think visiting Nowhereville would be boring? while meanwhile, Honey thought Now, this is what I call a ghost town.
Original sentence: As the big wagon passed the lighted storefront, the young people had a glimpse of the driver
and passenger.
Source: The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper (p.161, cream oval).
